The big Australian political parties keep trying to say that Independent MPs are a wasted vote but, yet again, voters are rejecting that lie in favour of an MP who actually represents their views and not the big party line.
In what used to be one of the safest Liberal (conservative) seats in the state, a locally based climate focused Independent is winning 2 to 1 🤷🏼♂️
And for those who worry about compulsory voting, here’s a thing:
On the left are 98 informal votes counted at the Ted Blackwood Community Centre. They can be mistakes or deliberately unfilled ballots, or whatever.
On the right, 2,569 total votes counted.
If you ask me, having a large turnout (always over 90% because you get fined if you don’t vote) and having 96% of voters make their view known is pretty bloody awesome.
